"exquire" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: exquires [present, singular, third-person], exquiring [participle, present], exquired [participle, past], exquired [past]
Etymology: From Latin exquīrere. See exquisite. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|exquiro|exquīrere}} Latin exquīrere Head templates: {{en-verb}} exquire (third-person singular simple present exquires, present participle exquiring, simple past and past participle exquired)
  1. (obsolete) To search into or out. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-exquire-en-verb-lKKA22VM Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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